A Grand Tour Journal 1820-1822: The Awakening of the Man by Edward Stanley Hardc

Description: A Grand Tour Journal 1820-1822 by Edward Stanley, Angus Hawkins This is the first ever publication of the recently discovered Grand Tour journal of Edward Geoffrey Stanley (1799-1869), future 14th earl of Derby and three-time prime minister. In 1820-22 Stanley travelled throughout northern and central Italy and the Swiss Alps, recording the insights and experiences that were to shape his character. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In December 1820, at twenty-one years old, Edward Geoffrey Stanley, the future 14th earl of Derby and three-times prime minister, began an extensive tour of continental Europe. By the time of his return to England twenty months later, he had visited many of the foremost centres for art and culture in Europe, and mostly in Italy. In his travel diaries he recorded his intensive social life, his visits to historical sites, his viewings of art collections, his comments on architecture, his admiration of landscapes and his impressions of foreign societies. He was energetic, enthusiastic and discerning: the bridge of Augustus in Umbria gave him a stupendous idea of Roman grandeur; the charm of the towns crowning the Tuscan hills struck him with the same delight that he felt when gazing at one of Poussins paintings; the waterfall at Terni, which dropped 370 feet into an abyss of spray, was awfully magnificent; while the ceremonies of the Italian Catholic Church he judged to be a blend of mummery, superstition and bigotry. Sights and experiences like these influenced him for the rest of his life.This precious collection of diaries, found only recently and published here for the first time, reveal Edward Stanley to have been a young man of diligence, courage and decisiveness: a future leader with a conspicuous and burgeoning sense of political and social justice. It was these characteristics, seen in early development within these pages, that shaped the man and the extraordinary career to come. Author Biography Edward Geoffrey Stanley (1799-1869), later Lord Stanley and the 14th earl of Derby, was the first British statesman to become prime minister three times and remains the longest serving party leader in modern British politics. A complex, astute and influential figure, he dominated the political scene during the mid-nineteenth century.Angus Hawkins (1953-2020) was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and director of the Research Centre in Victorian Political Culture at Keble College, University of Oxford. Professor Hawkins wrote an acclaimed two-volume biography of Edward Geoffrey Stanley, The Forgotten Prime Minister, published by Oxford University Press in 2007 and 2008. Table of Contents Preface; Introduction; Stanleys Itinerary; Florence-Rome: 16 December 1820 to 9 March 1821; Rome-Naples: 10 March to 27 May 1821; Naples-Venice-Tyrol-Switzerland: 27 May to 17 September 1821; Milan-Naples: 22 September 1821 to 7 April 1822; Bologna-England: 5 May to 8 July 1822; Venice; Index. Details ISBN1781558906 Author Angus Hawkins Format Hardcover Pages 224 Year 2022 ISBN-10 1781558906 ISBN-13 9781781558904 UK Release Date 2022-11-24 Imprint Fonthill Media Ltd Subtitle The Awakening of the Man Place of Publication Toadsmoor Road Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Angus Hawkins Illustrations 32 colour illustrations, 1 map NZ Release Date 2022-11-24 Publisher Fonthill Media Ltd Publication Date 2022-11-24 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-11-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141778789;

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